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I'. D. WALDEN.

BRAGING 0R STAYING ATTACHMENT POR BUTTON HOLE SEWING MACHINES.

No. 326,811. Patented Sept. 22, 1885.

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Unirse STATES Artnr @marca FRANK D. VALDEN, OF MILVAUKEE, VISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO BRADLEY Sn METCALF, OF SAME PLACE.

BRACING OR STAYING ATTACHMENT FOR BUTTON-HOLE SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,811, dated September 22, 1885.

Application filed January 27, l8E'5. (No modeLl To @ZZ whom it may concern/.- and to provide a smooth level surface, as re- Be it known that l, FRANK I). WALDEN, a quired for the work, it becomes necessary to citizen of the United States, residing at Milprovide a leveling-plate, (represented by A,) waukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State the uppersurface of which is fiush with the top 55 of W'isconsin, have invented certain new and ot'said rlange,\vhereby a level surfaceislormed useful Improvementsin Bracing orStaying AtA for supporting the work while being` braced or tachments for Dutton-Hole Sewing-Machines; stayed as mentioned. The leveling-plate A is and I do hereby declare the following to be a provided with a central opening, a, for the refnll, clear, and exact description ofthe invencept-ion of the flange or elevation, to which it 6o [O tion, such as will enable others skilled in the is nicelytitted,which i'orms alevel surface for art to which it appertains to make and use the the fabric to rest upon while being stayed. In same, reference being had to the accompanying the center of the plate A is formed an opening, drawings, and to letters or figures of reference a, through which the needle passes. marked thereon, which form a part of this Then bracing or staying ashoe,as described, 65 specification. and as shown at x in Fig. 2, the work is not My invention relates to improvements in moved, but instead it is necessary to hold the button-hole sewing-machines, whereby but work at a fixed point with the part to be ton-holes may be stitched and bracing or Staybraced or stayed directly over the opening` a ing stitching also may be done. and beneath the needle, and that the work may 7o 2O The object of my improvementis to provide be properly performed it becomes necessary adevice for bracing or staying the slit and butto provide a device which will thus rigidly ton-holelap of shoes. Heretofore the so-called hold the work in place. To accomplish this brace or stay of shoes, which in laced end, I provide the bar B, having the broad shoes is formed at the lower end of the slit, bearing plate or foot C, at the front end of 75 and in button shoes is formed at thejunet-ion which is formed a wide slot or recess, D, and of thelap and quarters, has been made by hand. arms d d. rlhe width of the slot D is such as To dispense with such hand labor, I have made to permit ofthe right-and-left movement made an attachment to be used with a button-hole by the needle as it pierces the material upon sewing-machine, by which I am enabled to the respective sides ofthe contiguous edges of 8o easily and rapidly accomplish such work. the quarter and button-lap, or, as the case My invention is explained by reference to may be, when doing similar work upon any the accompanying drawings, in which Figure fabric or wearing-apparel. 1 represents aperspective view of my device The bar Bis attached to the head of the attached to the head ot' a button-hole sewingmachine by the temporary retaining-bracket 8 5 machine. Fig. 2 represents a sample of the Ewithin the lugs F and G, through whichlugs work performed with my attachment. Fig. 3 it is moved upward and downward,as required,

f. is a detail showing a plate or shield which when inserting or removing the work. rIhe forms a nat surface for the fabric beneath the bar B is pressed down upon the work by the presser-foot. spiral spring H, and is raised by the cam I, 9@ 4o XVhen stitching button-holes of shoes, no which cam is atixed to the bar B by clasp J presser-foot is used, but instead a rotating and pin or screw K.

clamp, which is operated by the mechanism A guide-slot, L, is formed in the lower lug,

below, is used to hold and guide the upper of G, for the reception of thelug M, which serves the shoe while the hole is being worked. Beto prevent the bar B,with its foot, from tnrn- 95 neath the rotating clamp thus usedin stitching ing, while it permits of their free vertical button-holes is a permanently-affixed flange or movement.

elevation, (shown in Section in Fig. 3,) which The bracket E is temporarilyattached to the projects above the bed-plate in such a manner side of the machinehead by screws b b.

as to interfere with the work of staying or When desirous to use the machine for workroo bracing shoes, and to overcome the difficulty ing button-holes, it is necessary to remove the arising from such ilange for such special work, presser-foot C and the plate A only, and to subhead of the machine, and with the bed of the machine having an elevation or upwardprojecting flange around the needle passage or opening, of a stationary leveling-plate having a central opening for the reception of said elevation or iiange, said plate serving to form a stationary level surface iiush with the top of said flange or elevation upon which the Work is rigidly held in a stationary position by said presser-foot While being stitched or stayed, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK D. VALDEN.

Titnessesz JAS. B. ERWIN, C. T. BENEDICT. 

